Hernan Medford’s run as Costa Rica manger has ended. Medford a near legend as a player presided over an aging squad whose poor results obviously did not sit well with the powers that be in Costa Rican football. Medford was a member of Costa Rica’s 1990 and 2002 World Cup teams and managed Saprissa to the 2005 CONCACAF Champions Cup title. Costa Rica has been drawn into the easiest qualifying group in CONCACAF, Group C. Group B features four of the top six ranked teams currently in the region according to the FIFA World Rankings. Thus Costa Rica is probably going find easy passage to the final round of qualifying. However, the powers that be decided that Costa Rica’s struggles dictated a change immediately.
